Families work together with caregivers & teachers to create an atmosphere that strengthens learning both at the program & in the home. It includes the many ways that family members can influence children's education.

-Publications Series › Early Childhood Digests

Benefits of Parental Involvement

• Improved School Attendance

• Improved Student Sense of Well-being

• Improved Student Behavior

• Better Parent & Student Perceptions of Classroom & School Climate

• Readiness to Complete Homework

• Higher Educational Aspirations Among Students & Parents

• Better Student Grades

• Increased Educational Productivity & Time That Parents & Students Spend Together

• Greater Parent Satisfaction With Teachers

Communication

• Effective Forms of Communication:

  • School-home & home-school communication for school programs, child's progress, registration, etc.

  • Regular teacher-parent conferences

  • Information translated in home language to assist families

  • Schedules posted, calendars, memos, newsletters, etc.

• Communication Resources, Guides, and Other Information Links please visit our district Parent Resources page.

Parenting

• Assist all families in establishing home environments that support children as students:

  • Parent education & other parent courses, tips, & training (GED, college credit, family literacy, etc.)

  • Family support programs assisting with health, nutrition, etc.

  • Transition school visits (pre-school, elementary, middle, & high school)

  • Parenting Skills - Encyclopedia ECE Development

  • Head Start: Family Engagement: English | Español

  • NAEYC for Families

• Parenting Resources, Guides, and Other Information Links:

  • TXAEYC for Families

  • ACE International

  • Military Child Ed. Coalition: Parent & Child

  • NA Family Child Care

  • NAGC for Parents

  • Zero to Three: English | Español

  • Administration on Children, Youth & Families (ACYF)

  • Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD)

  • TX Services: Students with Disabilities (Ages 3-5)

  • Laredo Community College

  • TAMIU

• Parenting Self Empowerment Links:

  • Laredo Job Seekers

  • Texas Health & Human Service

  • US Administration for Children & Families

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